President of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Ahmad will pay a courtesy call on the Asantehene, His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on Monday afternoon upon arrival in Ghana.
The CAF President is set to arrive in Ghana on Monday at 12:00 noon and will move straight away to Kumasi to meet the King of the Asante Kingdom after calling on some high personalities in the capital Accra.
Ahmad is expected to be in Kumasi at 3:30pm to visit the Manhyia Palace, one of the biggest palaces in Africa.
He will address the media on arrival at the VVIP area at the airport at 12:15 before moving to meet some high ranking personalities in the capital ahead of his trip to Kumasi.
The FIFA Council Member will address the media in Kumasi in a short media briefing after the event at the Manhyia Palace.
Ahmad’s arrival in Accra on Monday is ahead of an award ceremony that will see him being honoured with a doctorate degree by the University of Professional Studies in Accra –UPSA.
The award ceremony which comes off on Wednesday will see Ahmad becoming the first major international sports personality to receive the award from the highly-rated university known for promoting industry.
The award recognizes Ahmad’s commitment to the promotion of the game in Africa and by extension Ghana, a country he has visited twice since winning the election.
The University of Professional Studies said in its letter to Ahmad: ''The UPSA Management has nominated you for the award of an honorary Doctorate Degree.''
Vice chancellor Prof Abednego Amartey said the university was honoured to present the award to the former Madagascar minister of state.
''Particularly, we are substantially aware of the positive impact you have made in football arena both in Ghana and the internationally,'' Prof Amartey said.
The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) is a public university that provides both academic and business professional education in Ghana.
By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter